Ed Kohler
@edkohler.bsky.social
Brenda Short has posted a rant on Nextdoor claiming that ranked choice voting is unfair because candidates who were mathematically eliminated in the first round were eliminated mathematically.
It includes an AI generated image of supposed supporters of her cause.
It includes an AI generated image of supposed supporters of her cause.
November 9, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Brenda Short has posted a rant on Nextdoor claiming that ranked choice voting is unfair because candidates who were mathematically eliminated in the first round were eliminated mathematically.
It includes an AI generated image of supposed supporters of her cause.
It includes an AI generated image of supposed supporters of her cause.
Hockey board installation is a sign of optimism for a real winter.
November 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Hockey board installation is a sign of optimism for a real winter.
The Carols of Nextdoor had a silent majority theory that higher turnout would take down Chowdhury. I don't know if pro-Chowdhury or anti-Thompson sentiment got people to the polls, but the 35% increase in turnout went almost entirely for Chowdhury (around 85%).
November 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The Carols of Nextdoor had a silent majority theory that higher turnout would take down Chowdhury. I don't know if pro-Chowdhury or anti-Thompson sentiment got people to the polls, but the 35% increase in turnout went almost entirely for Chowdhury (around 85%).
Ward 12 put the L in DFL when they rejected Thompson.
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Ward 12 put the L in DFL when they rejected Thompson.
Speaking of Carol, don't criticize the Minneapolis Times' "traditional liberal" values, I guess?
November 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Speaking of Carol, don't criticize the Minneapolis Times' "traditional liberal" values, I guess?
Becka Thompson supporter, Nancy Ford, finds Islamophobic bigotry funny.
November 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Becka Thompson supporter, Nancy Ford, finds Islamophobic bigotry funny.
Nancy Ford is trying to justify a racist comment made by Becka Thompson that Thompson apologized for making.
November 3, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Nancy Ford is trying to justify a racist comment made by Becka Thompson that Thompson apologized for making.
The conservative PAC, All of Minneapolis, has scrubbed mentions of Becka Thompson from their GOTV email.
November 3, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The conservative PAC, All of Minneapolis, has scrubbed mentions of Becka Thompson from their GOTV email.
Becka Thompson's endorsement of a PAC that continues to endorse Becka Thompson after she's made racist statements about two city councilmembers of color.
November 2, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Becka Thompson's endorsement of a PAC that continues to endorse Becka Thompson after she's made racist statements about two city councilmembers of color.
Becka Thompson's supporters are using white nationalist talking points to justify the enslavement of Black people now.
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Becka Thompson's supporters are using white nationalist talking points to justify the enslavement of Black people now.
Providing feedback to a Jacob Frey-aligned PAC this morning.
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Providing feedback to a Jacob Frey-aligned PAC this morning.
Becka Thompson's supporters bulk-reported this comment. I wonder why.
October 22, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Becka Thompson's supporters bulk-reported this comment. I wonder why.
Limited edition early voting stickers are available starting at 10am.
October 21, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Limited edition early voting stickers are available starting at 10am.
Rick Kupchella's recent twitter follows are going off the deep end.
October 18, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Rick Kupchella's recent twitter follows are going off the deep end.
And, of course, Becka Thompson's supporters bulk reported my comment.
October 17, 2025 at 9:54 PM
And, of course, Becka Thompson's supporters bulk reported my comment.
The best thing Becka Thompson has going for her is people don't know about her toxic behavior. Obviously, there are people who do know and don't care, but there are definitely those who'll reject her once they know more about her.
October 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
The best thing Becka Thompson has going for her is people don't know about her toxic behavior. Obviously, there are people who do know and don't care, but there are definitely those who'll reject her once they know more about her.
Happy Balloon Boy Day to those who celebrate. I thought pardons involved an admission of guilt?
people.com/where-is-the...
people.com/where-is-the...
October 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Happy Balloon Boy Day to those who celebrate. I thought pardons involved an admission of guilt?
people.com/where-is-the...
people.com/where-is-the...
The school it's replacing honors slavery abolitionist and public school champion, Horace Mann.
October 14, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The school it's replacing honors slavery abolitionist and public school champion, Horace Mann.
The new Ben & Jerry's Scoop-a-palooza packs are an endurance challenge.
October 8, 2025 at 2:51 AM
The new Ben & Jerry's Scoop-a-palooza packs are an endurance challenge.
Unlike people who legitimately move and update their Nextdoor location, Becka Thompson is managing three separate Nextdoor accounts in three separate neighborhoods.
October 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Unlike people who legitimately move and update their Nextdoor location, Becka Thompson is managing three separate Nextdoor accounts in three separate neighborhoods.
Becka Thompson's emails claim that I opted in to receive them through her website, which is not true. I never chose to receive her emails.
And her mailing address remains far outside of Ward 12.
And her mailing address remains far outside of Ward 12.
October 1, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Becka Thompson's emails claim that I opted in to receive them through her website, which is not true. I never chose to receive her emails.
And her mailing address remains far outside of Ward 12.
And her mailing address remains far outside of Ward 12.
John Wall recently joined Nextdoor, and his first comment is support for the candidate, Becka Thompson, who has made racist campaign remarks about a city councilmember, apologized for that, then made racist remarks about a different city councilmember of color.
September 22, 2025 at 5:33 AM
John Wall recently joined Nextdoor, and his first comment is support for the candidate, Becka Thompson, who has made racist campaign remarks about a city councilmember, apologized for that, then made racist remarks about a different city councilmember of color.
People who want to keep enabling the death of children in schools will make "it's not the gun laws, it's the skin tone" arguments against reducing American deaths by borrowing ideas from countries with far lower gun death rates.
September 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
People who want to keep enabling the death of children in schools will make "it's not the gun laws, it's the skin tone" arguments against reducing American deaths by borrowing ideas from countries with far lower gun death rates.
Yep. There's always a Minneapolis Times link to something that only makes sense to Minneapolis Times loyalists. And, the supporters of Becka Thompson's racist campaign also mass reported the following comment from me.
September 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Yep. There's always a Minneapolis Times link to something that only makes sense to Minneapolis Times loyalists. And, the supporters of Becka Thompson's racist campaign also mass reported the following comment from me.